SATURDAY, Nov. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If a healthy slurp is your aim, skip the banana when you whip up a smoothie. Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that adding banana may interfere with absorption of powerful compounds called flavanols, which are linked to brain and heart health.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new screening tool may help doctors and communities better understand why so many Americans struggle to eat a healthy diet, even when they have enough food. Researchers at Tufts University’s Food is Medicine Institute in Boston have created and tested a surveyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. population is getting older fast and many Americans are unsure what aging will look like for them, a new national survey shows. The share of U.S. adults ages 65 and older has jumped from 12.4% in 2004 to 18% in 2024,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may think your home is safe once the outlet covers are in, the baby gates are locked and the sharp corners are padded, but some of the biggest dangers to babies and toddlers aren’t the ones parents can see. They’re hiding inContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The flash of lightning and roar of thunder can be quickly followed by the wheezing gasp of an asthma attack, a new study says. Thunderstorms appear to trigger sharp increases in asthma-related ER visits, researchers are scheduled to report Saturday at the AmericanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don’t need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than hydrocodone with acetaminophen for the first two days after wisdom toothContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A fractured America is causing people’s stress levels to go through the roof, a new American Psychological Association (APA) survey has found. Overall, the results indicate that loneliness and emotional disconnection have become a defining feature of American life. “This year’s findings showContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exercise can help women with advanced breast cancer better withstand both cancer treatments and the ravages of the disease, a new clinical trial shows. A nine-month program of supervised aerobic and resistant exercise improved muscle mass and strength among women with advanced breastContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer can now expect to live an extra six or seven months compared to about a decade ago, researchers report. This increase in survival time coincides with the development of more effective treatments for advanced breast cancer, asContinue Reading